Tuesday, June 02, 2009

COMMENTS:The merry month of May is over, and the Dodgers started their June gloom (as Vinny was fond of reminding us last night) with yesterday's loss. Despite that, the Dodgers are still 4-2 against the Diamondbacks this year.

Wolf has had some hard-luck outings this year but has proven an effective complement to Chad Billingsley. Haren may have the fifth-lowest ERA in the NL, but he's 3-4 with a 4.46 ERA lifetime against the Dodgers. He pitched especially well against the Braves in his last start, however, so don't be surprised if tonight's game is another low-scoring affair.

Brad Ausmus starts behind the plate tonight for the Dodgers. From Ken Gurnick at Dodgers.com:

Brad Ausmus will start behind the plate for the Dodgers on Tuesday night and no, Joe Torre said, it has nothing to do with the five wild pitches that Russell Martin didn't stop Monday night.

Torre said the decision was made over the weekend to give Martin Tuesday night off. Matchups probably have something to do with it, as Martin has a .188 lifetime average against Dan Haren, Arizona's starter.

Tonight's occupant of the press box "Blog Spot" at Dodger Stadium is Ernest from Blue Heaven. Have a blast, Ernest!

SVG already said anyone's crazy if they believe Nelson can be a real contributing factor. I think it's all fluff to mess with the Lakers, and if he does play it would be off the bench and for no more than five minutes.

Does anyone really think Nelson would be a factor? The Laker point guards couldn't handle any of the opposing point guards defensively, and I think it's some stupid way to throw the Lakers off. It won't happen.

i dont really think so, why would peavy want to go play for another team that wont make the playoffs in worse weather. And, when it warms up over there that stadium is a launching pad. Might as well stay in the pitchers park until the pads agree to let him go to the team he wants.

Nic - He's hitting .307 with a .856 OPS and has been the best defensive CF in baseball. He has upped his BB rate, lowered his OSwing%, while keeping his Ks steady and is actually on pace to K less this year. Give him a break.

Yeah, going back to Torre pinch hitting for Wolf, Why? I can't figure it out. Its not like Wolf was struggling. At best Hoffman is a pinch runner/defensive replacement. But certainly not a pinch hitter. He's not who I want up there to get on base anyway. Wolf was only at 75 pitches and could have very easily gone the distance based on the way the Snakes offense has been swinging so freely. Its time, despite winning, to examine with greater detail the faults of a cruddy manager.

To Oakland? Oakland was the one place ive ever been that i was scared to walk around.

I was on tour a couple of years ago and i was walking around downtown oakland somewhere. When i came out of the food place it was dusk and the streets were totally empty. Haha, i ran back to the tour bus like three blocks.